Special Awards Hotels 2023Establishment

Capella Sydney

Australia

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Hotel Opening of the Year Awards

Hotels that have successfully opened recently and deserve recognition

Sydney’s Capella hotel may be new for 2023 but its home, an Edwardian sandstone former government building, is part of the city’s heritage. Inside, thanks to painstaking restoration, is a spectacular historic space including art that pays homage to the country’s Indigenous people and culture, and an enchanting enclosed courtyard. Look up, and you’ll see the sleek four-storey extension crowning Capella Sydney, which gives the prestige suites floor-to-ceiling views of the city. Capella’s blend of old-school service and style, contemporary luxury, and its attention to the region’s cultural and political history, sets a new standard for Sydney hospitality.